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1921–22 Stoke F.C. season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Stoke |
| season | 1921–22 |
| manager | Arthur Shallcross |
| chairman | Mr E.Reynish |
| stadium | Victoria Ground |
| league | Football League Second Division |
| league result | 2nd (52 Points) |
| cup1 | FA Cup |
| cup1 result | Third Round |
| league topscorer | Jimmy Broad |
| (25) | |
| season topscorer | Jimmy Broad |
| (27) | |
| highest attendance | 27,015 vs Port Vale |
| (24 September 1921) | |
| lowest attendance | 5,000 vs Bury |
| (21 January 1922) | |
| average attendance | 15,200 |
| prevseason | 1920–21 |
| nextseason | 1922–23 |
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(25) (27) (24 September 1921) (21 January 1922) The 1921–22 season was Stoke's 22nd season in the Football League and the fourth in the Second Division.
After almost being relegated to the third tier last season Stoke improved dramatically and finished in 2nd position gaining promotion to the First Division. Key to Stoke's success was the early season signing of the Broad brothers Tommy and Jimmy with the later scoring 27 goals.
Season review
League
After the disappointments of last season, there was another conscious effort to strengthen the squad for the 1921–22 season, and a wealthy director John Slater proved to be the most ambitious as he spent a lot of his own money to bring to the club the Broad brothers, Tommy and Jimmy. Jimmy was an out-and-out centre forward who came in after having scored 37 goals in 48 matches for Millwall. Tommy on the other hand was a pacey right winger who signed from Manchester City. The idea of developing young talent was also coming to the fore, with the appointment of Tom Brittleton as player-coach, which was met with approval from the club's supporters.
The season turned out to be one of the best the club had experienced up to that time and promotion was gained to the top-flight, Stoke finishing runners-up to Nottingham Forest. Eleven home draws probably cost Stoke top spot but nevertheless their form throughout the season was very good and the team was well supported by the fans with an average attendance of 15,000. Jimmy Broad was top scorer with 25 league goals and he also became the first Stoke player to score four goals in a Football League match, achieving this feat in a 5–1 home win over Crystal Palace in early December. Stoke also achieved an unbeaten league run of 15 matches from 27 December to 8 April.
FA Cup
The Cup also provided Stoke with some success as they beat local rivals Port Vale 4–2 in an epic cup tie in Burslem. Arthur Watkin scored a hat-trick in front of 14,471 tie at The Old Recreation Ground. Stoke then saw off Northampton Town 3–0 in a replay before 43,689 fans turned out to see Stoke take on Aston Villa in the third round. The match ended goalless and in the replay Villa ran away with it and scored four without reply.
Final league table
Results
Stoke's score comes first
Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
|---|
Football League Second Division
Main article: 1921–22 Football League
| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 August 1921 | West Ham United | H | 2–0 | 15,000 | Watkin, J Broad |
| 2 | 29 August 1921 | South Shields | A | 1–1 | 4,000 | J Broad |
| 3 | 3 September 1921 | West Ham United | A | 0–3 | 20,000 | |
| 4 | 5 September 1921 | South Shields | H | 2–1 | 8,500 | J Broad (2) |
| 5 | 10 September 1921 | Clapton Orient | H | 0–0 | 15,000 | |
| 6 | 17 September 1921 | Clapton Orient | A | 0–1 | 10,000 | |
| 7 | 24 September 1921 | Port Vale | H | 0–0 | 27,015 | |
| 8 | 1 October 1921 | Port Vale | A | 1–0 | 24,996 | J Broad |
| 9 | 8 October 1921 | Bradford Park Avenue | H | 0–1 | 12,000 | |
| 10 | 15 October 1921 | Bradford Park Avenue | A | 4–2 | 10,000 | J Broad (2), Watkin, T Broad |
| 11 | 22 October 1921 | Leeds United | A | 2–1 | 10,000 | J Broad, Tempest |
| 12 | 29 October 1921 | Leeds United | H | 3–0 | 15,000 | J Broad, T Broad, Whitehurst |
| 13 | 5 November 1921 | Hull City | H | 0–0 | 10,000 | |
| 14 | 12 November 1921 | Hull City | A | 1–7 | 9,000 | Watkin |
| 15 | 19 November 1921 | Notts County | H | 0–0 | 6,000 | |
| 16 | 26 November 1921 | Notts County | A | 0–0 | 10,000 | |
| 17 | 3 December 1921 | Crystal Palace | H | 5–1 | 9,000 | J Broad (4), Groves |
| 18 | 10 December 1921 | Crystal Palace | A | 2–0 | 12,000 | J Broad (2) |
| 19 | 17 December 1921 | Rotherham County | A | 0–0 | 6,000 | |
| 20 | 24 December 1921 | Rotherham County | H | 1–1 | 6,000 | J Broad |
| 21 | 26 December 1921 | Fulham | A | 1–2 | 17,000 | Clarke |
| 22 | 27 December 1921 | Fulham | H | 3–0 | 20,000 | Tempest, Watkin, Groves |
| 23 | 31 December 1921 | The Wednesday | H | 1–1 | 12,000 | Groves |
| 24 | 14 January 1922 | The Wednesday | A | 1–0 | 10,000 | Groves |
| 25 | 21 January 1922 | Bury | H | 1–0 | 5,000 | T Broad |
| 26 | 4 February 1922 | Leicester City | H | 1–1 | 9,000 | T Broad |
| 27 | 8 February 1922 | Bury | A | 1–0 | 7,000 | Watkin |
| 28 | 11 February 1922 | Leicester City | A | 4–3 | 21,000 | Groves (2), J Broad, Tempest |
| 29 | 25 February 1922 | Derby County | A | 4–2 | 8,000 | Groves, J Broad, Twemlow, Mellor |
| 30 | 4 March 1922 | Coventry City | H | 2–2 | 16,000 | Groves, J Broad |
| 31 | 6 March 1922 | Derby County | H | 1–1 | 11,000 | J Broad |
| 32 | 11 March 1922 | Coventry City | A | 1–0 | 25,000 | Groves |
| 33 | 18 March 1922 | Barnsley | A | 2–2 | 10,000 | J Broad, Watkin |
| 34 | 25 March 1922 | Barnsley | H | 1–0 | 14,000 | Tempest |
| 35 | 1 April 1922 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | 20,000 | Tempest |
| 36 | 8 April 1922 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 3–0 | 10,000 | Tempest, J Broad (2) |
| 37 | 14 April 1922 | Blackpool | A | 2–3 | 17,000 | J Broad, Groves |
| 38 | 15 April 1922 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–1 | 20,000 | J Broad |
| 39 | 17 April 1922 | Blackpool | H | 1–1 | 20,000 | Tempest |
| 40 | 22 April 1922 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–3 | 12,000 | Whitehurst |
| 41 | 29 April 1922 | Bristol City | A | 0–2 | 15,000 | |
| 42 | 6 May 1922 | Bristol City | H | 3–0 | 16,000 | Groves, Watkin (2) |
FA Cup
Main article: 1921–22 FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 7 January 1922 | Port Vale | A | 4–2 | 14,471 | Watkin (3), Tempest | |
| R2 | 28 January 1922 | Northampton Town | A | 2–2 | 16,000 | Watkin (2) | |
| R2 Replay | 2 February 1922 | Northampton Town | H | 3–0 | 30,000 | Tempest, J Broad (2) | |
| R3 | 18 February 1922 | Aston Villa | H | 0–0 | 43,689 | ||
| R3 Replay | 22 February 1922 | Aston Villa | A | 0–4 | 26,540 |
Squad statistics
| Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Total | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | ENG Tom Kay | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| GK | ENG Percy Knott | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| GK | ENG Jimmy Lee | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| DF | ENG Tommy Howe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| DF | SCO Bob McGrory | 41 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |||
| DF | ENG Alec Milne | 41 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |||
| MF | ENG Ewart Beswick | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| MF | ENG Tom Brittleton | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| MF | ENG George Clarke | 42 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 1 | |||
| MF | SCO Bill Dickie | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| MF | ENG Billy Poole | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| MF | ENG Dickie Smith | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |||
| MF | ENG Fred Wilkinson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| FW | ENG Jimmy Broad | 41 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 27 | |||
| FW | ENG Tommy Broad | 32 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 3 | |||
| FW | ENG Fred Groves | 28 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 12 | |||
| FW | ENG Tommy Little | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| FW | ENG Syd Mellor | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |||
| FW | ENG Albert Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| FW | WAL Dai Nicholas | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| FW | ENG Louis Page | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| FW | ENG Victor Shore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| FW | ENG Sam Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| FW | ENG Billy Tempest | 41 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 9 | |||
| FW | ENG Charlie Twemlow | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| FW | ENG Arthur Watkin | 35 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 13 | |||
| FW | ENG Albert Whitehurst | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
References
References
- Matthews, Tony. (1994). "The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City". Lion Press.
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